Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-09-30
PENDING CHaNGE N BUSINESS CEN
TERN.

A revolution in the line Of business zen
tiers will occur in this city within the next
two years Our new market house and city
hall building, which will be very elegant
as well as convenient and commodious
structure, will occupy space of fifty feet
in width, westward from the Market square
to Center street. about four hundred feet.
Then there will be fifty feet street on
both the north and south sides of the city
hiding. running, As a matter of course.
its entire length. This will lake $50 feet
out of the 400 feet from High TO Washing
ton. and leave two strips on the north and
running l25 feet north and south. to be oc-
cupied with double -ender business houses
/. e-with both south and north fronts.
One three-story brick has already
been erected. which fronts on
both Washington street and the
site of the new city building. Two or three
years from now a new and very important
business center will he organized in and
around the new city building. which will
have a marked effect on the localizing Of
the trade of the city. Probably this portion
Of the town will he the finest in architec-
tural display and possibly in convenience
for trade OF any locality in this Ct ty.
Yet the revolution. as represented at this
point will move only in certain lines, for
the business which will group itself about
the market house will be such as is natur-
ally allied TO the matter of family supplies.
Another class of new and fine business
government building and the Warder IL
brary building. at the corner of High and
Spring, within the next three years, and.
surely, no person would think of putting up
ally but fine. firs:-class business buildings.
in locality to be SO marked
for its architectural attractiveness.
The movement in this direction Is already
well started. in the splendid Henry block Of
business houses and flats. now well ad-
vanced. on the corner of Main and Spring,
only one square from the site of the two
public buildings alluded TO. We think.
however, that although this locality is de
stined TO be Il business center. it will not
be on so large a scale as 10 materially af-
feet business on Main. Limestone and Mar
ket. We predict. however. that the new
business blocks to be erected during the
next five years will be locat ID in the vicn-
ity of the three public buildings we have
mentioned and on the line Of High street
connecting the two. and that High street.
IN five years from now, will be one of our
finest business streets.
But. as the editor of the REPUBLIC pre-
dicted. on the announcement of census re-
ports in 1850, Springfield will have 40, 900
people in ls90-we now believe il will have
several thousand more-and the increased
business of the city will prevent present
business centers from being seriously af-
fected. Springfield is growing right along.
from year TO year. as is shown ny con-
stantly increasing public school attendance
and by the statistics gathered BY the dIrec-
tory men in their annual rounds. 1t has.
in 60 to 20 great prosperous and growing
manufacturing institutions and in great
trading houses, the elements of continuous
and healthy. substantial growth. and there
are plenty of opportunities here for wise,
practical. Intelligent business men and real
estate operators. to make money.